D-Link DSN-540 Software User's Guide for DSN-1100-10 - Page 7

Managing Volumes, Managing Physical Storage, System Administration,

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Chapter 4 Managing Volumes ...35 4.1 Understanding the Volume View 36 4.2 Creating Volumes 37 4.2.1 Letting the Wizard Choose the Best Volume Organization 39 4.2.2 Making Your Own Volume Selection Choices 45 4.3 Performing Volume Actions 51 4.3.1 Modifying iSCSI Initiator Access to Volumes 51 4.3.2 Scanning a Volume 53 4.3.3 Destroying a Volume 54 4.3.4 Growing a Volume 55 4.3.5 Reconfiguring a Volume 56 4.4 Using the Detail Tabs 59 4.4.1 Changing Volume Names and Viewing Volume Information (Properties Tab) .. 59 4.4.2 Viewing Extents on a Volume (Extents Tab 60 4.4.3 Viewing Reconfiguration Information (Reconfigure Tab 62 4.4.4 Enabling or Disabling CHAP Security for Volumes (Security Tab 63 4.4.5 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab 65 4.4.6 Enabling or Disabling CHAP Security for Initiators (Security Tab 68 4.5 Removing iSCSI Initiators 69 Chapter 5 Managing Physical Storage ...71 5.1 Understanding the Physical Storage View 72 5.2 Performing Drive Actions 73 5.2.1 Initializing a Drive 73 5.2.2 Downing a Drive 74 5.2.3 Reserving Spare Drives 75 5.3 Using the Detail Tabs 76 5.3.1 Viewing Drive Properties (Properties Tab 76 5.3.2 Viewing Extents on a Drive (Extents Tab 77 5.3.3 Viewing SMART Data and Attributes (SMART Data and SMART Attributes Tabs) 78 Chapter 6 System Administration...81 6.1 Understanding the System Administration View 82 6.1.1 Single-Controller Systems 82 6.1.2 Dual-Controller Systems 83 6.2 Using the Detail Tabs 85 6.2.1 Viewing System Summary Information (Summary Tab 85 6.2.2 Viewing Historical Information (History Tab 85 6.2.3 Controller Details (Controller Tab 87 6.2.4 Viewing Scheduled Activities (Tasks Tab 88 6.2.5 Saving the Current Configuration (Control Tab 89 6.2.6 Restoring a Configuration (Control Tab 91 6.2.7 Restoring Factory Default Settings (Control Tab 92 6.2.8 Upgrading Software (Control Tab 92 6.2.9 Restarting the xStack Storage (Control Tab 93 6.2.10 Shutting Down the xStack Storage (Control Tab 94 6.2.11 Selecting a Battery Policy and System Failure Policy (System Policy Tab) .... 94 6.2.12 Configuring User Accounts (Settings Tab 95 6.2.13 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab 96 Chapter 7 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals 101 7.1 Understanding the Network Settings View 102 xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide vii

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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide
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Chapter 4 Managing Volumes
........................................................................................................................
35
4.1 Understanding the Volume View
.................................................................
36
4.2 Creating Volumes
...................................................................................
37
4.2.1 Letting the Wizard Choose the Best Volume Organization
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39
4.2.2 Making Your Own Volume Selection Choices
.........................................
45
4.3 Performing Volume Actions
.......................................................................
51
4.3.1 Modifying iSCSI Initiator Access to Volumes
..........................................
51
4.3.2 Scanning a Volume
........................................................................
53
4.3.3 Destroying a Volume
......................................................................
54
4.3.4 Growing a Volume
.........................................................................
55
4.3.5 Reconfiguring a Volume
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56
4.4 Using the Detail Tabs
..............................................................................
59
4.4.1 Changing Volume Names and Viewing Volume Information (Properties Tab) .. 59
4.4.2 Viewing Extents on a Volume (Extents Tab)
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60
4.4.3 Viewing Reconfiguration Information (Reconfigure Tab)
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62
4.4.4 Enabling or Disabling CHAP Security for Volumes (Security Tab)
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63
4.4.5 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab)
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65
4.4.6 Enabling or Disabling CHAP Security for Initiators (Security Tab)
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68
4.5 Removing iSCSI Initiators
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69
Chapter 5 Managing Physical Storage
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71
5.1 Understanding the Physical Storage View
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72
5.2 Performing Drive Actions
..........................................................................
73
5.2.1 Initializing a Drive
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73
5.2.2 Downing a Drive
...........................................................................
74
5.2.3 Reserving Spare Drives
...................................................................
75
5.3 Using the Detail Tabs
..............................................................................
76
5.3.1 Viewing Drive Properties (Properties Tab)
...........................................
76
5.3.2 Viewing Extents on a Drive (Extents Tab)
............................................
77
5.3.3 Viewing SMART Data and Attributes (SMART Data and SMART Attributes Tabs) 78
Chapter 6 System Administration
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81
6.1 Understanding the System Administration View
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82
6.1.1 Single-Controller Systems
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82
6.1.2 Dual-Controller Systems
.................................................................
83
6.2 Using the Detail Tabs
..............................................................................
85
6.2.1 Viewing System Summary Information (Summary Tab)
.............................
85
6.2.2 Viewing Historical Information (History Tab)
........................................
85
6.2.3 Controller Details (Controller Tab)
....................................................
87
6.2.4 Viewing Scheduled Activities (Tasks Tab)
.............................................
88
6.2.5 Saving the Current Configuration (Control Tab)
.....................................
89
6.2.6 Restoring a Configuration (Control Tab)
..............................................
91
6.2.7 Restoring Factory Default Settings (Control Tab)
...................................
92
6.2.8 Upgrading Software (Control Tab)
.....................................................
92
6.2.9 Restarting the xStack Storage (Control Tab)
.........................................
93
6.2.10 Shutting Down the xStack Storage (Control Tab)
..................................
94
6.2.11 Selecting a Battery Policy and System Failure Policy (System Policy Tab)
....
94
6.2.12 Configuring User Accounts (Settings Tab)
...........................................
95
6.2.13 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab)
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96
Chapter 7 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals
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101
7.1 Understanding the Network Settings View
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102